The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-16

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light his voice would not have been heard in
the turnult, but louder than the clash of the
spears, and the wailing OF womanhood, and
the neighing of the chargers, and the below
ing of the crucifers, there comes voice
crashing through, loud. clear, overwhelm-
ing, terrific. It is the groan of the
dying son of God. Looki What scenet
Look, oh world, at what you have donel
lift the covering from that nlaltreated Christ
70 let you count the wounds and estimate the
cost Oh, when the nails went through
| Christ's right hand and Christas left hand
| that bought both your hands with all their
power to work. and lift, and write When
the nail went through Christs right foot and
| Christ's left foot-that bought your feet,
with all their power TO walk, or run, or
climb. When the thorn went into Chris.s
| temple-that bought your brain with all its
power to think and plan. When the spear
cleft Christ's side-that bought your heart
with all its power TO love, and repent, and
pray Oh, sinner, come Back
II man is in no pain, if he is prospered, If
| he is well, and he asks you to come, you take
| your time and you say: Il can't come now.
| III come after a while There is no haste =
| But if he is in want and trouble you say: 81
must go right away. / must go now To
| day Jesus stretches out before you two
wounded hands, and He begs you to come
| Go and you live Stay away and you die
| Oh, that to Him who bought US, we might
| give all our time, and all our prayers, and all
our SUGGEST | would we could think of moth
| ing else, that we could do nothing else but
come to Christ. He is SO fair, He is 50 low.
| ing, He Is so sympathizng He is so good,
| wish we could put our arms around His neck
! and say: "Thine, Lord, win | be for ever
I Oh, that to-day you would begin to love
| Him. Would that / could take this audience
| and wreathe it around the heart of my Lord
Jesus Christ
! When in 1865 the Atlantic cable was lost,
| do you remember that the Great Eastern and
| the Albany went out to find it, Thirty times
they sank the grapple two and a half miles
| deep in the water. After awhile they found
the cable and brought it to the surface. No
sooner had it been brought TO the surface
than they lifted a shout of exultation, but the
cable slipped back again into the water and
| was lost. Then for two weeks more they
| swept the sea with the graphing hooks, and
at last they found the cable and brought il up
| in silence. They fastened it this time. Then
with great excitement they took one end of the
| cable to the electricians room to see if there
were really any life in it, and when they
saw a spark and knew that message could
be sent, then every hat was lifted, and tbs
rockets flew and the guns sounded until al
the vessels on the expedition knew the work
was done, and the continents were dashed to
| gether. Well, my friends, Sabbath after
Sabbath we have come searching down fol
your soul. We have swept the sea with the
| graphing hook of Chrst's Gospel Agar
and again we have thought you were al
the surface, and began to rejoice
over your redemption; but at tbs
moment of orr gladness you sank back agar
into the world and back again into sin. To
day we come with this Gospel searching fol
your soul We apply the cross of Christ frs
to see whether there is any life left in you
while all around the people stand, looking tt
see whether the work will be done, and thu
| angels of God bend down and witness, anC
oh, if now we could see only one spark of low
and hope and faith, we would send up
shout that would be heard on the battement
of heaven, and two worlds would keep jubi
lee because communication is open between
Christ and the soul, and your nature tina
has been sunken in sin has been lifted into tn
light and the joy of the Gospel